How can you make your resume stand out to employers? I've been learning some tricks of the resume trade. These are some of the top recommendations that I have:
Brand yourself! By creating an eye catching,original logo, employers have a better chance of remembering you. If they see your brand, they associate it with you and the credentials that they learn you posses once they look over your resume. Branding yourself helps to sell yourself, like a brand logo for a company is what people associate with hat company When people see an upper-case H inside of a square, they think of Honda. Now only do they think of Honda, though, they associate what Honda sells, automobiles. Branding yourself means picking a design that you could associate yourself with. If you like fashion, pick something that has to do with fashion. If you like music, pick something that has to do with music like a music note. Branding yourself doesn't extend to a resume. To successfully brand ones self I believe that it is important to incorporate that brand in to other self promotional items such as business cards. And no, branding doesn't end at a logo. For example I recently received a business card from a PR professional for MS&L that had a quote that said "We're not living the good life unless we're fighting the good fight..." I personally like that she had this meaningful quote, however I do believe that it is a bit long. She is a great idea of how to brand yourself because her business cards and her twitter all have the exact same picture of a daisy, the same colors, etc. Though I have not seen her resume I can expect that it has a daisy incorporated into it. second thing to consider is the color of your brand. If you plan on using a neutral-colored paper, choose a brand logo that has a tad bit of color in it. Another important thing which is a no-brainer is nice paper. If you put your resume, the piece of paper that encompasses all of your greatest achievements all in one place, on nice paper, it shows that you are proud of it and it is something of value to you; It is something you care about it. Remember, paper can stand out in a good way or a bad way: neon green paper v. neutral-colored professional grade paper.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment